Medical Malpractice Injury The term Medical Malpractice Injury refers to some type of injury or damage that a patient suffers as a result...
What is An Actionable Medical Malpractice Case? An actionable Medical Malpractice case is where there is liability; where a doctor has...
Nursing Negligence Nursing negligence is an aspect of medical malpractice, where a nurse fails to adhere to the appropriate standard of...
Damages in a Medical Malpractice case Damages in a medical malpractice case are what you the client suffered as a result of doctor’s...
I focus a good deal of my practice on medical malpractice cases which are unique and challenging both for the lawyer and for the client. Our...
To investigate a medical malpractice case we need to interview the client, we need to obtain the medical records and evaluate those medical...
The term “Surgical Error” is a real broad term. It can apply to any variety of any different type of cases; it could be a...
What is Retained Foreign Body Case? I’m often asked, what is a retained foreign body case? And that’s when a doctor will leave...
Failure to Diagnose Claim Failure to Diagnose Claim is a Medical Malpractice Claim where a doctor just misses a diagnosis in their patient....
What is Misdiagnosis? A misdiagnosis is when a doctor, for whatever reason, diagnoses your condition incorrectly and as a result of that...
Medical Malpractice Philosophy If you want to ask me about a philosophy of medical malpractice case is, it starts with there are...
Over 35 years I’ve probably reviewed and evaluated thousands upon thousands of malpractice claims. And basically when somebody contacts...
There are different types of anesthesia cases but typically when people come to us with potential anesthesia cases it’s really dealing with...
The overwhelming majority of the clients that come in, they are really reluctant to get involved in litigation. I hear this time and time...
Hospital Negligence Claim A Hospital Negligence Claim is a claim where someone has been injured while being in a hospital. It could be the...
When the clients come in, many clients are worried how are they going to win a case against a physician, it would be their word against the doctor....
Medical malpractice claims are a specialized type of negligence claim. They are claims against doctors or other medical providers for their...
Medical Malpractice Experience When looking for a Medical Malpractice Attorney, you should look for someone who has experience--- someone...
Many times when the client comes in to the office they’ll ask me, “Have you ever handled a case like this?” And I always...
When we talk about failure to diagnose cancer claims there are two general categories that they are broken down into. The first is cases in...
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit A Medical Malpractice Lawsuit is a professional liability claim against a doctor, hospital, nurse or any type...
The vast majority of people that come in to see me, they are really not there for the money. They’ve been hurt, there is somebody...
In Virginia there have been what you might call a couple of sacred cows in medical malpractice litigation. One had been the incident...
Misdiagnosis Misdiagnosis is when a doctor does certain tests or does an evaluation of a patient to try to determine what is going on with...
Here in Virginia, I have pioneered patient fall cases in the medical malpractice arena. Historically, they were the backorder....
When to contact an attorney? If you believe you have a potential medical malpractice case, you should contact an attorney immediately. The...
Delay in Diagnosis A delay in diagnosis is when a doctor fails to make a timely diagnosis of your condition; where they ultimately make the...
The Difference between Medical Negligence and a Bad Result The difference between medical negligence and a bad result is medical negligence...
Bad Outcome The legal formula for medical malpractice is that the defendant doctor’s care has to be below the minimal standard of...
Medical malpractice is again a broad category of potential claims. But when we talk about medical malpractice involving a physician, what...
Misdiagnosis Often a medical malpractice case involves a failure to diagnose or misdiagnosis of a medical condition. Sometimes doctors may...
Hiring a Medical Malpractice Attorney When looking to hire a medical malpractice attorney, it’s very important for you to consider...
Substandard Care Substandard care is equivalent to a departure from care or a deviation or negligence when a doctor fails to adhere to the...
Many clients come in and they ask two questions, number one, “How long is it going to take this case to get to trial”, number two,...
Many times client will contact me about cases involving the failure to diagnose colon cancer. Those types of cases are broken down into two...
Misdiagnosis is when a doctor does certain tests or does an evaluation of a patient to try and determine what is going on with a patient and may...
Food poisoning cases are a huge problem in the United States. Every year, 76 million people get sick from tainted food, 300,000 of those are...
Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim A Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim is a medical negligence claim that results in the death...
Medical malpractice is when a doctor acts inappropriately, when the doctor fails to adhere to the accepted standard of care. And by accepted...
Error in Diagnosis or Failure to diagnose An error in diagnosis or a failure to diagnose is when a physician has enough information to make...
People often ask me what’s involved in a failure to diagnose skin cancer case. And basically that’s broken down into two general...
Statute of Limitations for Children In New Jersey, the 2 year Statute of Limitations does apply to a child. However, it does not begin to...
Lack of Informed Consent A lack of informed consent is when a physician fails to give the patient the proper information about risks...
When we’re consulted about a case there’s probably three issues that we’re looking at. ...
Very often when people come to us with a medical malpractice claim, they have in their mind who they believe to be the responsible party....
Many people walk in and say, “How do I determine whether I want you to represent me”? And my response is relatively simple, what...
I started working with the firm in Newark in 1972 with a fellow by the name of Seymour Jacobs. He was probably one of the only attorneys in...
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